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United States Patent | 5,533,835 |
Angelette | July 9, 1996 |
A railroad crossing signal foundation has upright guide rods (19) to which an upper frame member (14) and a lower frame member (15) are mounted. A concrete reinforcement gridwork (16,17) is supported on the lower frame. After erection in a ground hole, concrete is poured into the hole to a fill plane defined by the upper frame member (14) so as to embed the frame member and gridwork and a portion of the guide rods located below the fill plane.
Inventors: | Angelette; A. M. (4160 Ewing Rd., Austell, GA 30001) |
Appl. No.: | 383944 |
Filed: | February 6, 1995 |
Current U.S. Class: | 405/229; 52/296; 405/239; 405/244; 405/256 |
Intern'l Class: | E02D 005/74; E02D 005/10; E02D 005/34 |
Field of Search: | 405/229,239,233,244,256 52/DIG. 7,98,295,296 |
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